Whispering Smith (1961)

Name: Whispering Smith
Genre: Western
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell

Western

Whispering Smith is an American Western series that aired on NBC. Based on a 1948 movie, the series stars Audie Murphy as Tom "Whispering" Smith, a police detective in Denver, Colorado. Filming of the series began in 1959, but the program did not air until May 8, 1961, because of unexpected production problems. Whispering Smith combines elements of CBS's Have Gun – Will Travel starring Richard Boone, NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson, the syndicated Shotgun Slade with Scott Brady, and ABC's The Man From Blackhawk, a Stirling Silliphant production starring Robert Rockwell. While the setting of the series is unique, it is otherwise a standard detective program.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (220 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): The Roku Channel · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1961)

6.89 avg 26 episodes 7.1 → 7.2 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Blind Gun	7.1	55
2	The Grudge	7.2	57
3	The Devil's Share	6.9	46
4	Stake-Out	7.1	43
5	Safety Valve	7.0	40
6	Stain of Justice	7.4	52
7	The Deadliest Weapon	7.2	35
8	The Quest	6.9	31
9	Three for One	6.6	30
10	Death at Even Money	6.9	31
11	The Hemp Reeger Case	6.6	32
12	The Mortal Coil	6.9	30
13	Cross Cut	6.8	29
14	Double Edge	7.0	28
15	Trademark	6.7	28
16	The Jodie Tyler Story	7.0	26
17	Poet and Peasant Case	6.9	29
18	Dark Circle	6.8	31
19	Swift Justice	6.6	28
20	The Idol	6.9	29
21	String of Circumstances	6.6	30
22	The Interpreter	6.5	27
23	The Homeless Wind	6.5	28
24	Trial of the Avengers	6.8	26
25	Prayer of a Chance	7.0	26
26	Hired to Die	7.2	30